If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

The Whitehurst Trade

03-22-2010, 07:49 PM

Do you think Seattle gave up to much in the trade for Charlie Whitehurst? A swap of 2nd round picks and a 3rd in 2011 is a steep price for a 3rd sting QB, with no playing experience and an track record for inconsistency dating back to his days in college. It seemed like a lot to me.

Comment

I dont like the move but then again i'm holding out hope of getting Jake Locker in here. It can still happen of course and they could move Charlie at some point to recoup that future 3rd so we'll have to see.

The move im not looking forward to is the possibility of giving up a 1st for Marshall. I dont think you bring in bad character guys, too much of a gamble for a rebuilding team. Pete obviously wants to make some noise but should go steady with building through the draft. Seattle has 7 of the first 100 or so picks so rebuild that way.

Comment

You never "like" giving up 20 spots and a future third rounder for a third string QB but look at the situation. Would you rather have Jimmy Clauson/Colt McCoy $15-40 mill? Would you rather Quinn or Anderson?

I hated it at first but stepping back and looking at it i really like it. He has a strong arm, is very mobile, will get experience if Matt gets hurt. (likely) He doesn't need to start right away but the chance to.

Most importantly He has more time in the NFL then a rookie and gets paid tens of millions less.

Comment

He will also be leaving his prime as this team should be hitting it's stride assuming a 3-4 year rebuilding window. He's going to be 28 this year. He has maybe 5-6 years left before his skills start to deteriorate. Assuming that he actually becomes a decent QB, instead of having 4-5 year window where we have a chance to be successful, we have a 1-2 year window.

If we took McCoy it would've been in the second round, which pays much less than 15 million.

Ignoring the money part, he doesn't exactly inspire confidence in a fan. For one he couldn't even beat out an old journeyman in Volek to be the back up. Two his preseason stats against the back up defenses isn't very good.

Comment

You never "like" giving up 20 spots and a future third rounder for a third string QB but look at the situation. Would you rather have Jimmy Clauson/Colt McCoy $15-40 mill? Would you rather Quinn or Anderson?

I hated it at first but stepping back and looking at it i really like it. He has a strong arm, is very mobile, will get experience if Matt gets hurt. (likely) He doesn't need to start right away but the chance to.

Most importantly He has more time in the NFL then a rookie and gets paid tens of millions less.

I dont think the alternative would have to be Jimmy Clausen or Colt McCoy. Why couldnt the alternative be play Matt for another year and then draft a better QB next year in Locker or Mallett. Seems like Carroll was trying to make a bold move here, i dont like it.

He's most likely going to also bring in a basket case WR in either Dez Bryant or Brandon Marshall. I think the depth at WR is deep enough that he could trade down or get a nice receiver in the latter rounds.

Comment

I'm withholding judgement until I see Whitehurst on the field... at this point I don't necessarily like it, but the Hawks front office must have done a lot of research before pulling the trigger on this one.

Comment

I'm withholding judgement until I see Whitehurst on the field... at this point I don't necessarily like it, but the Hawks front office must have done a lot of research before pulling the trigger on this one.